Today, 2nd graders from Stonebridge Elementary & Rockwell Elementary Schools filled the Rockwell Elementary School Cafeteria. After finishing 10 weeks in the Super Citizen Program, they are gathered to celebrate their accomplishments and honor local heroes from the stage.
Thanks to Mr. Palmer and his very hands-on teaching, these students have begun learning about their important roles in America’s future. The “Hands on Liberty” DVD series and accompanying activities and lesson plans teach crucial lessons in civics, character, financial literacy and social studies to a tech-centric generation. And in the closing piece of the program, Helping Hands, students are applying those crucial lessons in the real world.
Students chose heroes who embodied the traits of amazing citizens and read essays from stage before presenting them with Liberty Pins. They learned that “when you honor a hero, you become a hero!”
See heroes honored and a glimpse of the exciting event in the gallery below!
Today’s event and the donation of Super Citizen teaching kits was made possible by the Baldwin County Community Alliance. With their help, we are teaching, inspiring and empowering our Next Great Americans.
Were you at the event? See the photo gallery below to find yourself, to revisit the magic or watch it unfold for the first time >
- 2nd graders showing off their Helping Hands Graduation Certificate!
- These 2nd graders are excited to honor their heroes and get their graduation certificates!
- Laney-Kate & Gunner lead their classmates in the Pledge of Allegiance.
- School Resource Officer James Thomas is honored by Rockwell 2nd graders as a Helping Hands Hero and Rylan shares why.
- Rockwell honors Ben Harper as a Helping Hands Hero and Spencer tells us all about him!
- Stonebridge School Resource Officer Gerald Biggs is honored as a Helping Hands Hero and Ava tells us all about why!
- Lieutenant Tim Cooper is honored as a Helping Hands Hero by Stonebridge 2nd graders and Kendall shares why he was chosen!2
- 2nd graders taking their Helping Hands Pledge!
- Standing together to take their Helping Hands Pledge!
- Super Citizens lead everyone in our tour anthem.
- The students wave their flags in song.
- Super Citizens singing along to our tour anthem!
- Only YOU can keep the “U” in the U.S.A.!
- The students filled the room with their voices as they sang “YOU in the USA.”
- U.S.A.!
- We love seeing the students excited to sing along to our tour anthem!
- Stonebridge & Rockwell Elementary Schools Helping Hands Heroes!